Khandu is the second BJP CM in the state after Gegong Apang (who also defected from the Congress) had a short 44-day stint on the job in 2003.
Live updates of the 2019 Arunachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha election result.
Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein is leading by 7291 votes against his nearest rival Khunang Kri of the Congress in Chowkham constituency.
Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 counting will get under way. Here are the timings, a lowdown on the vote counting process and where to check results.
On Counting Day, strongrooms are opened in the presence of the candidates or their agents and EC observers under videography
There are a total of 543 constituencies in India that are represented by 543 members of Parliament (MPs) in the Lok Sabha. These members are elected directly by the citizens of India.
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and parts of Odisha are voting simultaneously in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
Long queues were seen outside many booths in the state capital since 7 am when polling began.
Polling began in the morning on April 11 in 91 constituencies spread across 18 states and two union territories in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections. Voting is also underway in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha.
Lashing out at the Congress, the chief minister said that the BJP had weakened the base of the grand old party in the state, that fielded candidates in 46 assembly seats out of total 60.
The state is set to witness a three-cornered fight between the ruling BJP, NPP (a member of the BJP-led Northeast Democratic Alliance) and the Congress
The state is going to simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls on April 11.